Pitcher

Museum number:
2-58446
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3145
Description:
Ceramic, polychrome decoration with red base, panel decoration of connected diamonds framed with black lines, red scallops in diamonds; single vertical loop applique handle on one side, pouring spout on opposite side. Coiled and scraped.
Donor:
Lloyd W. Swift
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Acoma
Collector:
Josephine Hall Bishop
Collection date:
1917
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pitchers (vessels), Pottery, and Unclassified polychrome pottery
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Cream pitcher. Novelty made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 8.1 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pitcher, accession number 2-58446, described as Ceramic, polychrome decoration with red base, panel decoration of connected diamonds framed with black lines, red scallops in diamonds; single vertical loop applique handle on one side, pouring spout on opposite side. Coiled and scraped.

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